Gilbertese Rosary Prayers
This language is also known
as
Kiribati and Ikiribati.
This language is spoken by 60,000 people in
in Kiribati, which is the former
Gilbert Islands. It is now
called Kiribati (pronounced
Ki-ri-bas, the native pronunciation of
"Gilberts".) The Kiribati islands are primarily coral reefs
consisting of hard sand and little soil surrounding lagoons.
Included in the group of islands is Christmas Island (Kiritimati),
Tarawa, Banaba Island, the Phoenix Islands, and a portion of the Line
Islands.
It is also spoken in Tuvalu,
Fiji, Nauru, Solomon Islands,
and
Vanuatu.

In the official arms used by the
Gilbert Islands since 1969, the motto in Gilbertese is "Maaka te
Atua, karinea te Uea; mataku i te Atua fakamamalu ki te tupu,"
which is rendered in English as "Fear God, respect the King. "